I'm glad to hear that. I think people's odds of getting off waitlists are too low to be hopeful, but its worth holding on to the chance.

Yeah, I think whoever said 50/50 was overstating things. You have to imagine that a place like GULC waitlists a large number of people. But since I am planning on GW, GULC wouldn't be a hard switch midway through the summer.

I received a G'town update saying the same thing. I think the key part is this sentence:

"The Committee is in the process of looking at our Preferred Waiting List candidates, and they have asked me to let you know that you are in a group that they will be looking at in the next week or so."

This is probably a good sign, and another chance to reiterate interest. The fact that they are reviewing our apps BEFORE the deposit deadline makes me cautiously optimistic.